THERE TO BE (Verbo “haver”) – presente, passado e futuro.
- Para dizer “haver” no sentido de “existir”, em inglês usa-se uma expressão formada por There + uma forma do verbo to be.
- O verbo “There to be” é bastante comum na Língua Inglesa tanto na fala quanto na escrita e apesar de ter um sentido simples muitas vezes é usado de forma equivocada.
- There to be possui o mesmo significado do verbo “haver” em português. Você pode utilizá-lo para indicar a existência de objetos, pessoas e conceitos.
Para expressar existência no presente:
AFIRMATIVA NEGATIVA INTERROGATIVA
Há, existe There is There is not / There isn’t Is there?
Há, existem There are There are not / There aren’t Are there?
Para expressar existência no passado:
AFIRMATIVA NEGATIVA INTERROGATIVA
Havia, existia There was There was not / There wasn’t Was there?
Havia, existiam There were There were not / There weren’t Were there?
Para expressar existência no futuro:
AFIRMATIVA NEGATIVA INTERROGATIVA
Haverá, existirá, existirão There will be There will not be / There won’t be Will there be?
- Como responder perguntas feitas com “there to be”? Você pode usar:
- Para afirmar:
Yes, there is/there are/there was/there were/there will be
- Para negar:
No, there isn’t/there aren’t/there wasn’t/there weren’t/there won’t be
Sempre de acordo com o tempo verbal da pergunta.
ATIVIDADE COMPLEMENTAR
(Não precisa mandar as respostas dessa atividade para o professor corrigir)
1. Complete com a forma afirmativa de there to be no presente:
a)___________ a bus on the street.
b) ___________ three boats on the lake.
c) ___________a statue in the park.
d) ___________ two bicycles near the gate of the house.
e) ___________an old man sitting on the bench.
f) ___________hope for you here.
2. Passe as frases a seguir para a forma interrogativa:
a) There were three boats on the lake.
b) There was a statue in the park.
c) There were two bicycles near the gate of the house.
d) There was an old man sitting on the bench.
e) There was hope for you here.
f) There was a bus on the street.
3. Imagine que essa é uma foto que foi feita ontem. Responda as perguntas de acordo com o que você vê:
a) Is there a boy Reading on the picture?
b) Was there one bicycle near the wall?
c) Are there many cars on the picture?
d) Were there students on the sidewalk?
e) Will there be classes today?
Soluções para a tarefa
1. a. there is
b. there are
c. there is
d. there are
e. there is
f. there is
2. a. were there three boats on the lake?
b. was there a statue in the park?
c. were there two bikes near the gate of the house?
d. was there an old man sitting on the bench?
e. was there hope for you here?
f. was there a bus on the street?
3. Precisa da foto para responder.
Resposta:
1. a) There is
b) There are
c) There is
d) There are
e) There is
f) There is
2. a) Were there three boats on the lake?
b) Was there a statue in the park?
c) Were there two bicycles near the gate of the house?
d) Was there an old man sitting on the bench?
e) Was there hope for you here?
f) Was there a bus on the street?
3. Você não mandou a foto, então não consigo responder essa.
Explicação: